Touch screens are devices that allow a user to provide input to a computer or electronic system by making physical contact or near-contact with the system's display. Most often seen in Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), information kiosks, and...

Touchscreens are displays which also have the ability to detect the location of touches within the display area. This allows the display to be used as an input device, removing the keyboard and/or the mouse as the primary input device for interacting...

Good food plant management involves keeping line operators in touch with the process. From the use of keyboards or keypads, communication within food plants has come to rely on touchscreens. Began in a California Nestle plant, the use of touchscreens require lesser training than...

It's quite common today to find touchscreens on many electronic devices. Point-of-sale terminals, high-end stereos, and video games are just a few of the typical applications. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The original touchscreen was patented in 1971, so almost all touchscreens today are...

If you have ever wandered around a dusty Greek archaeological site in midsummer, clueless about what you are seeing or where you are going, help is finally at hand. Greece's Culture Ministry on Thursday unveiled a hand-held gadget for visitors that offers high-resolution video, detailed...

The iPhone has been out for a while, the media blitz has mercifully ended, and CEO Steve Jobs is off pitching other Apple wares. Which makes us step back and wonder: Was the iPhone worth the hype?In a word, yes. After putting Apple's first smartphone...